# The Childcare (Miscellaneous Amendments) (England) Regulations 2026, Regulation 4: Amendment of the Childcare (General Childcare Register) Regulations 2008


(1) The Childcare (General Childcare Register) Regulations 2008 are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (9).
(2) In regulation 2 (interpretation), after the definition of “appropriate first aid qualification” insert—
““banned dog breed” means a type of dog to which section 1 of the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 applies;”.
(3) In regulation 10 (prescribed requirements for registration: voluntary registration), in paragraph (2), after “8” insert “and 9A”.
(4) In Schedule 1 (applications for registration: later years childminders)—
(a) in the heading to paragraph 8A, omit “non-domestic”;
(b) after paragraph 8A insert—
“8B No banned dog breed is kept or present at the relevant premises.”.
(5) In Schedule 2 (applications for registration: other later years providers), after paragraph 11A insert—
“11B No banned dog breed is kept or present at the relevant premises.”.
(6) In Schedule 3 (requirements governing activities: later years providers)—
(a) in paragraph 12—
(i) omit the “and” at the end of sub-paragraph (e);
(ii) insert “and” at the end of sub-paragraph (f);
(iii) after sub-paragraph (f) insert—
“(g) no banned dog breed is kept or present at the relevant premises”;
(b) in paragraph 25, in sub-paragraph (2)(d), omit “serious”.
(7) In Schedule 4 (applications for registration in Part B of the general childcare register: childminders), after paragraph 9 insert—
“Requirement relating to the premises
9A No banned dog breed is kept or present at the relevant premises.”.
(8) In Schedule 5 (applications for registration in Part B of the general childcare register: other childcare providers), after paragraph 11 insert—
“Requirement relating to the premises
11A No banned dog breed is kept or present at the relevant premises.”.
(9) In Schedule 6 (requirements governing the activities of persons registered voluntarily)—
(a) in paragraph 13, for sub-paragraph (1)(a) substitute—
“(a) in the case of a registered person who is not a home child-carer—
(i) the relevant premises are safe for such provision, and
(ii) no banned dog breed is kept or present at the relevant premises,
(aa) in the case of a registered person who is a home child-carer, the registered person—
(i) does not take a banned dog breed to the relevant premises, and
(ii) ensures, so far as reasonably practicable, that no banned dog breed is present at the relevant premises when childcare is being provided.”;
(b) in paragraph 27, in sub-paragraph (2)(d), omit “serious”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/796/regulation/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/childcare-miscellaneous-amendments-england-regulations-2026/regulation-4
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